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Sydney, Jan 5: If K L Rahul was looking for an assurance after essaying perhaps three of the worst shots by a debutant Test batsman, he would have found them in the words of the now-retired Test captain MS Dhoni shortly after the drawn Melbourne Test. “We are not deciding on him depending on just this one match, we will have to give him more matches and he is definitely someone who looks good,” he

New Delhi, Jan 3: Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal has been left disappointed after the Sports Ministry decided to reject her application for the prestigious Padma Bhushan award this year, citing norms. Badminton Association of India (BAI) had recommended Saina's name for the award to the Sports Ministry in August last year but the ministry picked two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil

Wellington, Jan 3: Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara joined an elite group of cricketers today when he became only the fifth to make 12,000 runs in his career. The prolific 37-year-old left-hander reached the milestone when he knocked Trent Boult square for two in Sri Lanka's first innings of the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington. Sangakkara started the two-Test New Zealand series on

New Delhi, Jan 3: After being elevated to India's Test Captain, Virat Kohli, whose fan-following on Twitter has already surpassed that of Sachin Tendulkar, went on to become the first cricketer to have 5 million followers on the microblogging site. Kohli (@ImVkohli) now has 5,004,544 followers on Twitter, ahead of Tendulkar who has 4,910,498 followers and MS Dhoni (3,374,509 followers). In just

Sydney, Jan 2: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson feels new India Test skipper Virat Kohli’s “in your face” attitude will spill over to his captaincy and will bring an aggressive approach to the way the Indians play cricket. Kohli and Johnson have had frequent run-ins during the first three matches of the four-Test series, which Australia have already sealed in their favour after winning the

Jan 2: Former Australia cricketer Dean Jones believes that time had come for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to take a call on his Test career, and says that Virat Kohli is the ‘new king of world cricket’ with his recent appointment as Indian Test captain. Dhoni announced retirement from Test cricket after the third Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) last week, which resulted in

Sydney, Jan 1: The touring Indian cricketers and their home team counterparts were today hosted by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott for an afternoon tea at his official residence on the New Year's Day here today. Players from both sides posed for the official photo session with Abbott at Kirribilli House, his second official residence. Dressed in their casual Team India T-Shirts and trousers

Mumbai, Jan 1: Former India Test skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni initially wanted to dribble, or be the custodian, standing between the woodwork. But things took a turn when Keshav Ranjan Banerjee – one of his coaches in MECON ground in Ranchi – spotted a wicket-keeper in the aspiring goalkeeper. “He caught my eye in 1991 when he was a footballer. I shifted his focus to cricket and turned him into a

Dec 31: MS Dhoni, always known as 'Captain Cool,' got a touch emotional when he announced his decision in the dressing room. His teammates hugged him and took pictures with the departing skipper. BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said: "Someone who was present in the dressing room told me that he (Dhoni) was a bit emotional while announcing his decision." Team director Ravi Shastri told a website, "When

Melbourne, Dec 31: Team director Ravi Shastri has expressed his surprise at skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s decision to walk away from Tests. “When he walked into the dressing-room, got the team together and said what he had to, he caught all of us off guard,” the former India captain said. “There were no dramas, he just said, very openly, ‘I can’t play all formats any more so I’m announcing my